All Else is Commentary: A Podcast of Jewish Ideas

Last week, Elliott was joined by Student Rabbi Yael Tischler to talk about the story of the biblical character of Dinah. This week, they discuss Anita Diamant's bestselling novel, The Red Tent.You can buy the Red Tent here: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-red-tent-anita-diamant/3830233 For the interview from the Guardian in 2002: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2002/mar/30/fiction.alexclarkFor the interview Elliott refers to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ai0x-SLmKkIf you want to find out more about Leo Baeck College, and what it takes to study for the rabbinate, and how you can support the college, please check out their website: www.lbc.ac.uk. If you have any comments or questions, or if there are any particular topics you would like us to about, please be in touch with us at allelseis@alyth.org.uk – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on Facebook page, and we have just arrived on Bluesky, so please head over there to give us a follow as well.If there are people in your life who you think would be interested, please tell them about All Else Is Commentary.Please visit our website: https://www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adult-learning/all-else-is-commentary/We are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.All Else is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth.

Student Rabbi Yael Tischler returns to talk about a woman from the Hebrew Bible you may not have heard of: Dinah, daughter of Jacob and Leah.Next week, our focus stays on this story, but we read it from the perspective of Anita Diamant's novel, The Red Tent.If you want to find out more about Leo Baeck College, and what it takes to study for the rabbinate, and how you can support the college, please check out their website: www.lbc.ac.uk. If you have any comments or questions, or if there are any particular topics you would like us to about, please be in touch with us at allelseis@alyth.org.uk – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on Facebook page, and we have just arrived on Bluesky, so please head over there to give us a follow as well.If there are people in your life who you think would be interested, please tell them about All Else Is Commentary. Please visit our website: https://www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adult-learning/all-else-is-commentary/We are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.All Else is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth.

This week, Elliott speaks to his colleague, Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah (Rabbi Emeritus, Brighton and Hove Progressive Synagogue), to talk about her new book, Breaking Binaries.You can find out more about Rabbi Elli’s book here.Next week: Student Rabbi Yael Tischler is back to talk about another woman from the Hebrew Bible you may not have heard of: Dinah.As always, if you have any comments or questions, please be in touch with us at allelseis@alyth.org.uk – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on our Facebook page, and we're also on Bluesky, so please head over there to give us a follow as well.If there are people in your life who you think would be interested, please tell them about All Else Is Commentary.Please visit our website: https://www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adult-learning/all-else-is-commentary/We are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.All Else Is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth.

This week, we return to our Jewish Novels series, and Elliott reads The Elected Member by Bernice Rubens.Next week, we continue with Jewish novels, and Elliott is speaking to the scholar Elon Julius about Saul Bellow's novel, Mr Sammler's Planet.As always, if you have any comments or questions, please be in touch with us at allelseis@alyth.org.uk – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on our Facebook page, and we're also on Bluesky, so please head over there to give us a follow as well.If there are people in your life who you think would be interested, please tell them about All Else Is Commentary.Please visit our website: https://www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adult-learning/all-else-is-commentary/We are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.All Else Is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth.

We are on a bit of a break at the moment, but will be back soon, and here is some info about what is coming up!

This week, we return to our Jewish Novels series, and Elliott reads The Chosen by Chaim Potok.Next week, we continue with Jewish novels, and we come to Bernice Rubens's Book Prize-winning novel, The Elected Member.As always, if you have any comments or questions, please be in touch with us at allelseis@alyth.org.uk – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on our Facebook page, and we're also on Bluesky, so please head over there to give us a follow as well.If there are people in your life who you think would be interested, please tell them about All Else Is Commentary.Please visit our website: https://www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adult-learning/all-else-is-commentary/We are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.All Else Is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth.

This week, Elliott speaks to his colleague, Rabbi Jonathan Romain, to talk about the issue of Assisted Dying.To find out more about Rabbi Jonathan's book: https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/a-better-deathNext week, we return to our series on Jewish novels, and Elliott will be speaking about Chaim Potock's classic, The Chosen.If you have any comments or questions, please be in touch with us at allelseis@alyth.org.uk – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on our Facebook page, and we're also on Bluesky, so please head over there to give us a follow as well.If there are people in your life who you think would be interested, please tell them about All Else Is Commentary.Please visit our website: https://www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adult-learning/all-else-is-commentary/All Else Is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth.We are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.

This week, Elliott concludes his series of 3 episodes looking at the Jewish idea that human beings are created b'tzelem Elohim - in the image of God.Next week: Elliott speaks to his colleague Rabbi Jonathan Romain about Assisted Dying.If you have any comments or questions, please be in touch with us at allelseis@alyth.org.uk – we would love to hear from you. You can also join the conversation on our Facebook page, and we're also on Bluesky, so please head over there to give us a follow as well.If there are people in your life who you think would be interested, please tell them about All Else Is Commentary.Please visit our website: https://www.alyth.org.uk/learn-us/adult-learning/all-else-is-commentary/All Else Is Commentary is brought to you by Alyth.We are incredibly grateful to be supported by the Shoresh Charitable Trust.